Garment



M. LoEw April 16, 1935.

GARMENT Filed Oct. 12, 1933 z Shets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS April 16,1935.

I A. M. LOEW GARMENT Filed Oct. 12, 1935 2 She ets-Sheet 2 g, a a

I INVENT A'ITORNEYS Patented Apr. 16, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT orricaGARMENT I Arthur M. Loew, Glen Cove, N. Y.

Application October 12, 1933, Serial No. 693,262

a Claims.

The object of my invention is to provide a garment which will be verysimple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and comfortable towear.

Practical embodiments of my invention are rep resented in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 represents a perspective front view of one form of my garment;

Fig. 2 represents a perspective back view of the same;

Fig. 3 represents a perspective side view of the garment;

Fig. 4 represents a perspective front view of a modified form of frontgarment;

Fig. 5 represents a, perspective back view of the same; and

Fig. 6 represents a perspective side view of the garment.

The front and back uprising portions] and 2 of the garment are formedfrom a single piece of suitable flexible fabric, such, for instance, ascotton cloth. The back portion 2 of the garment is preferably tapered,to give a greater degree of comfort to the wearer.

The upper ends of the uprising front and back portions of the garmentare provided with re-inforcing waistbands 3 and 4.

Short elastic tapes 5 and 0 connect the adjacent ends of the waistbands3 and 4. In the form shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, the elastic tapesare permanently attached to the waistbands, while in the form shown inFigs. 4 to 6 inclusive, the elastic tapes are shown as adjustable as tolength, by the buckles I, 8, and their looped free ends, which loopedfree ends are removably attached to'their adjacent ends of one of thewaistbands. For instance, the front waistband. One means for removableattachment would be by providing the waistband with stludlszt, i0, andthe elastic tape loops with hooks The back portion of the garment isfulled so as to give added comfort to the wearer. In the presentinstance ,I have shown the back -portion of the garment as being fulledby providing with a vertically disposed box pleat ll.

If so desired, the front portion of the garment may be provided with afly it. In the present instance I have shown this fly in the embodimentillustrated in Figs. 4 to 6 inclusive.

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided-a verysimple and elective gari nent which can be worn by either sex with com-It is evident that various changes may be resorted to in theconstruction, form and arrangement of the several parts withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do notintend to be limited to the particular 5 embodiments herein shown anddescribed, but

What I claim is:

1. A garment comprising a straight strip of fabric narrower at one endthan the other and folded midway its length to form uprising front 10and back portions the upper ends of which are provided with reinforcingwaistbands of uniform width throughout, and elastic tapes connecting theends of the adjacent front and back waistbands, the back portion of thegarment being fulled to within a small distance of the midway fold. V

2. A. garmentcomprising a straight strip of fabric narrower at one endthan the other and folded midway its length to form uprising front andback portions the upper ends of which are provided with reinforcingwaistbands of uniform width throughout, and elastic tapes connecting theends of the adjacent front and back waistbands, the back portion of thegarment having a vertically disposed box pleat extending downwardly aportion of its length to within a small distance of the midway fold.

3. A garment comprising a straight strip of fabric narrower at one endthan the other and 0 folded midway its length to form uprising front andback portions the upper ends of which are provided with reinforcingwaistbands of uniform width throughout, and elastic tapes connecting theends of the adjacent front and back waistbands, the back portion of thegarment being tapered outwardly from the midway fold to'the waistbandand fulled to within a small distance of the midway fold.

4. A garment comprising a straight strip of 40 fabric narrower at oneend than the other and folded midway its length to form uprising frontand back. portions the upper ends of which are provided with reinforcingwaistbands of uniform width throughout, and elastic tapes connecting theends of the adjacent front and back waist.- bands, the back portion ofthe garment being tapered outwardly from the midway fold to thewaistband and having a vertically dhposed box 50 pleat extendingdownwardly aportion of its lengthtowithinasmall distanceofthemidwayfold.

